[ale] Homeland Security warns to disable Java amid zero-day flaw

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Steve Gibson has been talking about this on the Security Now Podcast for months.  I removed Java from all my Windows systems months ago.  I cannot figure out how to completely remove it from Ubuntu.  There are a couple of things I might need it for, so I'm considering loading it in a vm or something but haven't come up with the solution.  If you must have it on your system, there are ways to disconnect it from the browser if you're running java apps rather than applets.  The problem is that sometimes it gets put back during updates.  All the more reason to run NoScript in Firefox and prevent scripting except where absolutely necessary.  It's also a good idea to go into the settings for LibreOffice and turn off its access to Java and VisualBasic.

Ron


Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:

>God, Java lately becoming a real pain.
>
>http://www.zdnet.com/homeland-security-warns-to-disable-java-amid-zero-day-flaw-7000009713/


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